Abortion Deaths - N

Each woman's story includes whatever documentation I can find to substantiate her death.

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Mary Narusavage, April 19, 1939 Age: 27 Midwives Josephine Williams and Adele Sassen convicted of first-degree manslaughter Agnes Nazar December 30, 1924 Age: 21 Possible lay abortionist implicated; outcome of case unknown to me Guadalupe Negron July 9, 1993 Age: 33 Multiple internal lacerations; slipshod care; filthy facility Dr. David Benjamin, Metro Women's Center, convicted of murder Kimberly Neil May 22, 2000 Age: 38 15th of 16 deaths at NAF member chain Family Planning Associates Respiratory arrest Lydia Nelson October 16, 1923 Age: 19 Second of two deaths linked to Dr. Charles Klinetop Outcome of case unknown to me "Geraldine Newhart" June 15, 1984 Age: 14 Dr. E. Wyman Garret's license revoked Sent home with uterine perforation; died of sepsis Thea Newman February 24, 1919 Age: 37 Unidentified perpetrator Anna Nicholls February 12, 1916 Age: 28 Unidentified perpetrator Sara Niebel May 11, 1994 Age: 15 Sent home from Midtown Hospital with fetal bone retained Died of Strep B infection Helen Noah February 16, 1918 Age: 34 Verified self-induced with catheter Mary Noble March 19, 1867 Age: 38 Physician arrested; outcome of case unknown to me Emily Nohavec October 23, 1913 Age: 19 Midwife Emma Bickel confessed, then recanted; conviction Mary Nowalowski February 12, 1936 Age: 32 Second of three deaths linked to Dr. Justin Mitchell Third victim died during trial Convicted of manslaughter Alexandra Nunez January 25, 2010 Age: 37 Risky abortion performed as outpatient; severed artery; bled to death Multiple failures in care; Dr. Robert Hosty disciplined by medical board	* The Colonial Era The 19th Century The 1900s The 1910s The 1920s The 1930s The 1940s The 1950s The 1960s The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s The 2000s The 2010s	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O PQ R S T UV WXYZ Jane Roes